First Day At Uni

First Day at university to day, Year three!!! This is when it all starts counting, heads down, nose to the grind stone, shoulders to the wheel !! and any other cliches one can think of!!

Introduced to our course tutor, whom we have already met from last years seminars. She seems nice and I think it will be easy working with her this year.

Our first unit is our induction unit, counts for for about 20% of the final grad and will include sketchbook, research and reflection, and this little post for my blog is in essence the first addition to my reflective journal. Reflection is not something I am very good at. I am fine with relaying what has happened but reflecting on that, working out what to do with my feeling towards what happened and what I am going to do next is something I tend to automatically do in my head, so remembering to write is all done without waffle is going to be a struggle. In order for me to try and improve on my struggles i decided to start a blog, hoping that would improve my reflection skills and if nothing else, i may gain some advice from anyone out there who may be bored enough to read my posts!!!

The induction unit also includes research, something else I tend to side line, and a sketchbook. This unit appears to be an introduction to the final major project, it will be how I start building my ideas that will lead into my final project and my dissertation.

Needing to start this I went out to buy my sketchbooks. I hoped this might fuel my inspiration. How do I start? What do I use as initial inspiration? If I have no inspiration, then what will I do to gain some????

I think I will start with.....

I want to design an eveningwear collection
I would like to design bridalwear
I need to research bridal and eveningwear trends
I need to look into fabrics and embellishment
I also need to looking fabric manipulation, something I have a keen interest in
I want to look at reflection to - mirrors, water, windows, silver... I like the idea of using reflection within my project but not sure what or how

Reflection of stars in a lake
Reflection of the sun rippling on the pool
Reflection of the city lights in the sky
Reflection of Lasers in the clouds
Reflection of trees in glass buildings
Reflection of People in their young, reflection of a mother in her daughter......

lots to photograph and draw!!!
loads to research and use!!!